mourned; mourning; mourns
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow
When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn.
—often used with forthousands mourned for him
2
: to show the customary signs of grief for a death
3
: to murmur mournfully
—used especially of doves
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow for
mourned the death of his son
mourning the loss of their youth
2
: to utter mournfully
… let the whirlwind mourn its requiem!—
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mourner
noun
Examples of mourn in a Sentence
She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
Thousands of people mourned his death.
She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
She mourned the loss of her youth.
He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
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Last year, that tenuous position changed again, as TBS canceled the series; again, fans had little time to mourn the show, because it was announced the same day Fox was considering bringing it back.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
As for the other Bridgertons, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) is mourning the loss of her husband John (Victor Alli), Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is still avoiding men and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) puts down her Lady Whistledown pen for good.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Most recently, Maria joined Caroline in mourning the death of the latter's daughter Tatiana, who passed away after a battle with a rare form of blood cancer.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Fajardo-Acosta and other colleagues mourned Grillmair’s passing.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
As for the other Bridgertons, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) is mourning the loss of her husband John (Victor Alli), Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is still avoiding men and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) puts down her Lady Whistledown pen for good.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Most recently, Maria joined Caroline in mourning the death of the latter's daughter Tatiana, who passed away after a battle with a rare form of blood cancer.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Fajardo-Acosta and other colleagues mourned Grillmair’s passing.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mourn
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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mourn
verb
ˈmō(ə)rn 
ˈmȯ(ə)rn
1
: to feel or show grief or sorrow especially over someone's death
2
: to display the customary signs of grief for a death especially by wearing mourning
mourner
noun
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